Ray M Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Tonbridge 9-5-24 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted July 17 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 (edited) 73119 looking great in its Dutch livery, canters through Pulborough with the 6Z73 09:10 Tonbridge West Yard - Tonbridge West Yard via Hove. 73109 was at the rear. 17 July 2024. Edited July 17 by Claude_Dreyfus 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Two “why” s from the previous post: Why such a long routing to go back home? Possibly to reverse the wagons? But a shorter route to accomplish that would be Tonbridge-Deal- Minster curve-Ashford-Tonbridge. Route learning? But why would you need the wagons? Why a class 0 (0Z73) when there are not just locos running? edit: just answered the second - it ran as 6Z73 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:89449/2024-07-17/detailed Edited July 17 by eastwestdivide More info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium drjcontroller Posted July 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 73201 powers south through Coulsdon with a Gatwick Express service from London Victoria, 29th of April 2003. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted July 17 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said: Two “why” s from the previous post: Why such a long routing to go back home? Possibly to reverse the wagons? But a shorter route to accomplish that would be Tonbridge-Deal- Minster curve-Ashford-Tonbridge. Route learning? But why would you need the wagons? Why a class 0 (0Z73) when there are not just locos running? edit: just answered the second - it ran as 6Z73 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:89449/2024-07-17/detailed Not sure about the first question. It ran yesterday and is due to run the same time tomorrow. Something similar ran last year too. The second, as you rightly pointed out, was a typo on my behalf! Now corrected... Edited July 17 by Claude_Dreyfus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Third theory - driver training on handling them with a load? Fourth theory - RTT has it as "Test" so maybe running in/testing after some attention to the mechanicals? Edited July 17 by eastwestdivide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 73123 "Gatwick Express" approaching East Croydon August 1984 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 6Z73 is RTT route refreshing although the inclusion of a load of container flats in between does seem a little odd, especially as at one point it visited Bognor Regis!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid rover Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 73132 at Bournemouth 12-9-92,after being inside of E5000 on its run down 73133 at Stewards Lane 19-11-83 Finally 73134 at Stanhope 27-8-2007. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted July 17 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17 43 minutes ago, John M Upton said: 6Z73 is RTT route refreshing although the inclusion of a load of container flats in between does seem a little odd, especially as at one point it visited Bognor Regis!! Maybe the flats were there to replicate the length of the RHTT? Here is 73119 trailing the previous day's trip, 73109 can be seen leading in the distance. Today's trip was delayed at Billingshurst due to a vehicle reportedly hitting the level crossing gates by the station. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SED Freightman Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 On 09/07/2024 at 20:47, roundhouse said: Ex Southern class 73 formerly named after our late friend Graham Stenning at Tonbridge early June 2024. I gather that it may already be repainted. Still in ex Southern livery yesterday (16/07/24) at Tonbridge West Yd. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Photo by Brian Townsley : E6003 fresh out of the box at Eastleigh Works Open Day in 1962... Photo by Lindsay James Walters : E6025 and E5001 at Chart Leacon Depot in February 1973... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted August 8 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8 This week has seen some class 73 action along the south coast - apparently crew training/familiarisation for the RHTT season. Duties have been shared by 73107 and 119. The last couple of days I have not been able to properly catch the service, mainly due to meetings clashing, or unexpected early running. Today it was very early, but I was ready for it. Here is 73119 still looking very smart in its 'Dutch' livery running through Pulborough with the 0S93 05:54 Horsham - Horsham via Hastings, running 64 minutes early at this stage. Those flower pots are very pleasant, providing a nice splash of colour. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 8 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8 On 17/07/2024 at 22:22, SED Freightman said: Still in ex Southern livery yesterday (16/07/24) at Tonbridge West Yd. Still not been repainted when we saw the loco last Saturday in Tonbridge yard. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) Photographer unknown, an ebay find : E6048 and E6032 at Brighton in August 1972... Edited August 9 by Rugd1022 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted August 9 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9 A quick jaunt up to Horsham today to see the two 73s stabled between route learning duties. 73107 and 73119 add to an already interesting scene. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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